K K v. B B

── K K v. B B ── Case No.: 24A-PO-02138 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur B.B. and K.K. met in high school in 2018. By 2021, the friendship had evolved into a toxic sexual relationship. K.K. would “isolat[e]” B.B., was “controlling,” and would use sex and self-harm as a “bargaining chip.” Tr. Vol. II p. 9. When B.B. did not want to have sex, K.K. would threaten to self-harm or abuse substances “because [K.K.] knew that harming herself would harm [B.B.] more than [K.K.] harming [B.B.].” Id. at 10. B.B. graduated high school before K.K. and attended a university.